Prof. Dr. Lucas Brunsveld

Profil

Derzeitige StellungProfessor W-3 und Äquivalente
FachgebietOrganische Molekülchemie,Bioorganische und Biologische Chemie,Biophysikalische Chemie
KeywordsOrganic Chemistry, Proteins, Supramolecular Chemistry, Nuclear Receptors, Chemical Biology

Aktuelle Kontaktadresse

LandNiederlande
OrtEindhoven
Universität/InstitutionEindhoven University of Technology
Institut/AbteilungDepartment of Biomedical Engineering
Websitewww.bmt.tue.nl/cb

Gastgeber*innen während der Förderung

Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Herbert WaldmannAbteilung Chemische Biologie, Max-Planck-Institut für molekulare Physiologie, Dortmund
Beginn der ersten Förderung01.12.2001

Programm(e)

2001Humboldt-Forschungsstipendien-Programm
2004Sofja Kovalevskaja-Preis-Programm

Projektbeschreibung der*des Nominierenden

Even in the world of the tiniest particles distances can seem insuperable. The gap between synthetic and biological molecules is a case in point and Lucas Brunsveld's project wants to help bridge it. This as yet unsolved problem of bioscience is concerned with controlling the interaction between proteins with the aid of small molecules. So far, a lot of biochemical processes in body cells have only been examined and understood at a rudimentary level - although supra-molecular interactions determine nearly all the activity in living cells. Being able to steer them is not only an objective of basic research but also a key to the diagnosis and therapy of diseases such as cancer or virus infections.